| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 264 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 261 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 128 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 88 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 43 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 19 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Registration plate issues | 16 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 11 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 10 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 7 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 5 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 5 |